1 ¿NO clama la sabiduría, Y da su voz la inteligencia?
2 En los altos cabezos, junto al camino, A las encrucijadas de las veredas se para;
3 En el lugar de las puertas, á la entrada de la ciudad, A la entrada de las puertas da voces:
4 Oh hombres, á vosotros clamo; Y mi voz es á los hijos de los hombres.
5 Entended, simples, discreción; Y vosotros, locos, entrad en cordura.
6 Oid, porque hablaré cosas excelentes; Y abriré mis labios para cosas rectas.
7 Porque mi boca hablará verdad, Y la impiedad abominan mis labios.
8 En justicia son todas las razones de mi boca; No hay en ellas cosa perversa ni torcida.
9 Todas ellas son rectas al que entiende, Y razonables á los que han hallado sabiduría.
10 Recibid mi enseñanza, y no plata; Y ciencia antes que el oro escogido.
11 Porque mejor es la sabiduría que las piedras preciosas; Y todas las cosas que se pueden desear, no son de comparar con ella.
12 Yo, la sabiduría, habito con la discreción, Y hallo la ciencia de los consejos.
13 El temor de Jehová es aborrecer el mal; La soberbia y la arrogancia, y el mal camino Y la boca perversa, aborrezco.
14 Conmigo está el consejo y el ser; Yo soy la inteligencia; mía es la fortaleza.
15 Por mí reinan los reyes, Y los príncipes determinan justicia.
16 Por mí dominan los príncipes, Y todos los gobernadores juzgan la tierra.
17 Yo amo á los que me aman; Y me hallan los que madrugando me buscan.
18 Las riquezas y la honra están conmigo; Sólidas riquezas, y justicia.
19 Mejor es mi fruto que el oro, y que el oro refinado; Y mi rédito mejor que la plata escogida.
20 Por vereda de justicia guiaré, Por en medio de sendas de juicio;
21 Para hacer heredar á mis amigos el ser, Y que yo hincha sus tesoros.
22 Jehová me poseía en el principio de su camino, Ya de antiguo, antes de sus obras.
23 Eternalmente tuve el principado, desde el principio, Antes de la tierra.
24 Antes de los abismos fuí engendrada; Antes que fuesen las fuentes de las muchas aguas.
25 Antes que los montes fuesen fundados, Antes de los collados, era yo engendrada:
26 No había aún hecho la tierra, ni las campiñas, Ni el principio del polvo del mundo.
27 Cuando formaba los cielos, allí estaba yo; Cuando señalaba por compás la sobrefaz del abismo;
28 Cuando afirmaba los cielos arriba, Cuando afirmaba las fuentes del abismo;
29 Cuando ponía á la mar su estatuto, Y á las aguas, que no pasasen su mandamiento; Cuando establecía los fundamentos de la tierra;
30 Con él estaba yo ordenándolo todo; Y fuí su delicia todos los días, Teniendo solaz delante de él en todo tiempo.
31 Huélgome en la parte habitable de su tierra; Y mis delicias son con los hijos de los hombres.
32 Ahora pues, hijos, oidme: Y bienaventurados los que guardaren mis caminos.
33 Atended el consejo, y sed sabios, Y no lo menospreciéis.
34 Bienaventurado el hombre que me oye, Velando á mis puertas cada día, Guardando los umbrales de mis entradas.
35 Porque el que me hallare, hallará la vida, Y alcanzará el favor de Jehová.
36 Mas el que peca contra mí, defrauda su alma: Todos los que me aborrecen, aman la muerte.
1 Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?
2 At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;
3 Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:
4 I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.
5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.
13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
15 Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.
16 Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.
17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
22 The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.
25 Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:
26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.
34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.